Lot 1609
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.87 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, wavy line. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1413; Mildenberg 90 (O17/R69); TJC 269. Extremely Rare - only four specimens cited by Mildenberg. Lustrous surfaces and virtually as struck. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $5,000 - 6,000
The Brody Family Collection; Purchased privately from H. Kriendler, Novermber 2003.
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